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McPeek already drawing major recruiting interest

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

All eyes are on Drew Barker this week. After he makes his decision on Friday observers of the prep scene will turn their focus to Matt Elam.

It's not too early to look beyond those two and at the Class of 2015.

It is far too early to rank the top sophomores in the state but Cody McPeek made a big statement with a fantastic showing at the Rivals Camp in Cincinnati.

The 6-foot-3, 319-pound guard was ranked the No. 4 underclassman at that event, positioning himself well for the next few months.

"I felt like I could do better but I did pretty good," McPeek said. "I'm pretty good with my feet so I guess the drills were pretty good. The one-on-ones were pretty good, too."

Fairview's school year ends the middle of this month and that's around the time when several colleges are planning to stop by and check McPeek out. Kentucky is among the schools that are expected to show up.

McPeek has visited "seven or eight" schools so far by his own estimation and he said trips to Kentucky, Ohio State, West Virginia, North Carolina and N.C. State have stood out. While the Wildcats will be making the case that he ought to stay close to home, assuming they offer, McPeek didn't grow up a UK fan.

"My dad always liked Notre Dame so I cheer for them," he said. "My mom kinda wants me to stay close to home it's not that big a deal at all."

Even though McPeek didn't grow up donning the blue and white he might be coming around, at least in a small way. He visited Kentucky for the Wildcats' spring game and had a great time. He at least knows that he's impressed with the coaching staff.

"I liked their offensive line coach (John Schlarman) a lot. I liked the offensive coordinator (Neal Brown) a lot, too."

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